Blood Moon 2018 time: When is Blood Moon visible over the USA and UK?

THE next blood moon arrives on July 27 and will last for 103 minutes, making it the longest eclipse so far of the 21st century - but will skywatchers be able to enjoy the spectacle in the UK and the USA?

Supermoon 2018 in pictures: Rare super blue blood moon takes to the sky as three unusual lunar events - an extra big super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse - take place at the same time.

“North America, most of the Arctic and much of the Pacific Ocean will miss out entirely.

“The greatest eclipse takes place at or around midnight for Madagascar and the Middle East.

“Europe and Africa view the greatest eclipse during the evening hours, sometime between sunset and midnight on July 27, whereas most of Asia, Indonesia and Australia view the greatest eclipse in the morning.”

The UK will get to see the total lunar eclipse so make a note of the following important times (all in BST):

Partial eclipse start: 7.24pm

Total eclipse start: 8.30pm

Peak of eclipse: 9.22pm

Finish of total eclipse: 10.13pm

Finish of partial eclipse: 11.19pm

Blood Moon 2018 time: When is Blood Moon visible over the USA and UK? (Image: Getty)

What are blood moons?

Blood moons are given their name because of the reddish tinge the moon takes on during the eclipse.

The small amount of sunlight that does reach the moon, and is not blocked out by the Earth, filters out the sun’s blue light making it appear red.

The phenomenon is known as Rayleigh Scattering.

Blood Moon 2018 time: NASA diagram showing where you can see the July 2018 blood moon (Image: NASA)